Amherst, Massachusetts – The University of Massachusetts men’s track and field team completed two games this weekend. A select few players traveled south to the Georgia Tech Invitational, while the majority of the team competed in the Holy Cross Invitational.
Contest highlights:
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- Aaron Fischler He came first in the hammer throw with a toss of 156 feet, 10 inches.
- Emmanuel Simon Became the solo Minuteman in the triple jump. The freshman placed fourth with a jump of 42 minutes, 9.75 seconds.
- Anthony Pizano He finished on the podium in the javelin throw, finishing third with a time of 185 minutes and 6 seconds. Elijah Wolinsky also participated in this event and finished in 6th place.
- The Minutemen took three of the top four spots in the 2000-meter steeplechase. Matthew George’s 1st place finish. George finished with a time of 5 minutes 53.69 seconds. Colin Catherwood claim second, riley cole It took 4th place.
- Senior owen malahy He ran the 1,500 meters in 3 minutes, 59.38 seconds and placed 6th.
- Three Minutemen finished in the top eight in the 400 meter hurdles. alec pascoe’s The time of 54.67 was good for a second time. Chris Scalia and Elijah Wolinsky They placed 6th and 7th respectively.
- Senior Surafel Mengist He won the 5,000 meters in 15:07.50.
Invitation to Georgia Tech
